Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kimberle isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kimberle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,219
- 0 boys · 1,219 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 65 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 65 in 1962. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,056 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kimberle’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Kimberle, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kimberlee
“of the royal fortress”
>99% girls
Kimberley
“as precious as gold” · “of the royal fortress”
>99% girls
Caprice
“one who is impulsive and unpredictable”
8% boys · 92% girls
Kim
“as precious as gold”
17% boys · 83% girls
Kathrine
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Kellie
“a warrior” · “one who defends”
>99% girls
Lorianne
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
>99% girls
Collette
“of the victorious people”
>99% girls